Subject | Jharkhand General Knowledge |
Chapter | MCQs on Different Names of Jharkhand |
Medium | English |
Number of MCQs | 15 |
(Q1). By what name was Jharkhand known in Vayu Purana?
(A). Jharkhand
(B). Kokra
(C). Kukut
(D). Murund
Answer: (D). Murund Explanation: #. Jharkhand was known as Murund in Vayu Purana.
(Q2). What was the name of Jharkhand during the rule of East India Company?
(A). Khokhra
(B). Chotanagpur
(C). Mund
(D). Kalind Desh
Answer: (B). Chotanagpur Explanation: #. Jharkhand was known as Chotanagpur during the rule of the East India Company.
(Q3). By what name was Jharkhand addressed in the Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta?
(A). Murund
(B). Kalind Desh
(C). Mundal
(D). Chotanagpur
Answer: (A). Murund Explanation: #. In the Samudragupta Prayag Prashasti, the state of Jharkhand was called Murund.
(Q4). By what name was Jharkhand known during the Mughal period?
(A). Khukhra
(B). Jharkhand
(C). Chota Nagpur
(D). Khokhra
Answer: (A). Khukhra Explanation: #. Jharkhand was called Khukhra during the Mughal rule.
(Q5). By what name is the state of Jharkhand addressed in Vishnu Purana?
(A). Pund
(B). Mund
(C). Kikkat region
(D). Mundal
Answer: (B). Mund Explanation: #. Jharkhand was called Mund in Vishnu Purana.
(Q6). By what name did Hsuan Tsang address Jharkhand?
(A). Khokhra
(B). Karna-Suvarna
(C). Kukra
(D). Jharkhand
Answer: (B). Karna-Suvarna Explanation: #. Hsuan Tsang had called Jharkhand as Karna-Suvarna.
(Q7). In which of the following texts Jharkhand has been referred to as the Kikkat region?
(A). Vishnu Purana
(B). Vayu Purana
(C). Mahabharata
(D). Bhagavata Purana
Answer: (D). Bhagavata Purana Explanation: #. In the Bhagwat Purana, Jharkhand has been called Kikkat.
(Q8). In which of the following texts the state of Jharkhand was addressed as Pundarik?
(A). Vayu Purana
(B). Vishnu Purana
(C). Mahabharata
(D). Bhagavata Purana
Answer: (D). Bhagavata Purana Explanation: #. Jharkhand is called Pundarik in Mahabharata.
(Q9). By what name did Fa-Hien address Jharkhand?
(A). Kukra
(B). Khokhra
(C). Kukkut Lad
(D). None of these
Answer: (C). Kukkut Lad Explanation: #. Jharkhand has been called Kukkut Lad by Fa-Hien.
(Q10). What was Jharkhand called in the early medieval Sanskrit literature?
(A). Jharkhand
(B). Kalind Desh
(C). Chotanagpur
(D). Kokra
Answer: (B). Kalind Desh Explanation: #. In the early medieval Sanskrit literature, Jharkhand has been addressed as Kalind Desh.
(Q11). Which word was used by Ptolemy for Jharkhand?
(A). Mundal
(B). Chotanagpur
(C). Khokhra
(D). Kukut
Answer: (A). Mundal Explanation: #. Ptolemy named Jharkhand as Mundal.
(Q12). By what name did Jaisi and Kabir address Jharkhand?
(A). Chotanagpur
(B). Jharkhand
(C). Khokhra
(D). Mund
Answer: (B). Jharkhand Explanation: #. Jaisi and Kabir addressed Jharkhand by the name of Jharkhand.
(Q13). What is Jharkhand called in Kautilya’s Arthashastra?
(A). Khokhra
(B). Chota Nagpur
(C). Kukut
(D). Kukra
Answer: (C). Kukut Explanation: #. In Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Jharkhand has been called kukut.
(Q14). By which of the following names Jharkhand is addressed in the book Akbarnama?
(A). Jharkhand
(B). Kokra
(C). Kukut
(D). Murand
Answer: (A). Jharkhand Explanation: #. In the book Akbarnama, the state of Jharkhand has been addressed as Jharkhand.
(Q15). Which word is used for Jharkhand in Ain-i-Akbari?
(A). Chotanagpur
(B). Khokhra
(C). Kokra
(D). None of these
Answer: (C). Kokra Explanation: #. Jharkhand has been called Kokra in Ain-i-Akbari.
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